Video: 2016 Focus RS Documentary, Part 2

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Watch with one eye open as Ford crash tests the Focus RS

By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company

Ford definitely knows how to build excitement about a vehicle, especially one that’s as eagerly anticipated as the 2016 Focus RS. To keep that anticipation revved up, the company is releasing a series of documentary videos, which started last week. Offering a behind-the-scenes look at the car’s development, Rebirth of an Icon continues this week with its second installment.

As with any vehicle with a storied history, designing a new Focus RS is a daunting task. A rabid fan base will critique its look, and in Episode 2 of Rebirth of an Icon we get a look inside that process.

In part two, we get some insight into the process of designing the Focus RS and then lets us see the car undergo crash testing. As we with any vehicle we love, it can be tough to watch them destroyed, so you might want to avert your eyes during certain parts of Episode 3. If you are brave enough, you can watch it right here…

The second episode of Rebirth of an Icon also lets us watch the Focus RS crash testing—ouch!

The series will continue with an episode each week and they will play out as follows:

Episode 3: Hitting the road—A 1,600-kilometre (1,000-mile) drive through epic terrain takes prototypes from high in the Rocky Mountains to the Arizona desert